PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Koshcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Clarksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koshcheck's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, To Be Loved-Papa Roach. Paulo Koshcheck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koshcheck
vs
Clarksson

200 cm
25
177 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

188 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Koshcheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Clarksson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koshcheck closes the distance and pushes Clarksson back into the cage.
Clarksson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koshcheck misses with a body punch.
Koshcheck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clarksson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koshcheck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koshcheck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clarksson up against the cage.
Koshcheck lands with a short shot to the head.
Koshcheck tries to score a body lock takedown but Clarksson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clarksson missing with knees to the body.
Koshcheck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koshcheck blocks the elbow strike.
Koshcheck throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clarksson blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Clarksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koshcheck circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koshcheck misses with the combination.
Koshcheck shoots in for a takedown but Clarksson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarksson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koshcheck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clarksson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Koshcheck's head.

It looks like Paulo Koshcheck has been cut.
Clarksson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koshcheck eats them both and turns towards Clarksson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clarksson wants to clinch but Koshcheck slips to the side

and Koshcheck counters with a shoot takedown. Clarksson fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koshcheck tries to free his leg and advance position but Clarksson is retaining full guard.
Clarksson wants to get back to his feet but Koshcheck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koshcheck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koshcheck slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Koshcheck wants to control from the top but Clarksson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koshcheck sitting in guard, not really doing much.

We're going to have a standup here because Paulo Koshcheck wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A nice combination there by Koshcheck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koshcheck tries a head kick but it misses.
Koshcheck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clarksson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Koshcheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koshcheck circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koshcheck counters with a left and a right that stings Clarksson.

Clarksson closes the distance and clinches.
Clarksson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koshcheck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koshcheck misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarksson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Koshcheck on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clarksson looking to throw knees to the head but Koshcheck is blocking nicely.
Koshcheck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koshcheck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clarksson trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson with a knee to the head.
Koshcheck is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clarksson throws an elbow that misses.

Koshcheck has clasped his hands together around Clarksson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koshcheck content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Koshcheck seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Clarksson for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koshcheck trying to control the position but Clarksson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Koshcheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Koshcheck's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Koshcheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clarksson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clarksson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Koshcheck darts in and clinches Clarksson up against the cage.
Koshcheck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clarksson backwards.
Clarksson misses with an elbow strike.
Clarksson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Clarksson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koshcheck misses with a punch on the inside.

Clarksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koshcheck throws a sloppy head kick and Clarksson moves out of range easily.
Clarksson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clarksson wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarksson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Koshcheck moves into the clinch.
Clarksson lands a nice elbow.
Koshcheck blocks the elbow strike.
Clarksson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koshcheck tries a knee to the head but Clarksson blocks it.
Clarksson trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koshcheck.
Clarksson blocks an uppercut.
Clarksson tries to land knees in the clinch but Koshcheck avoids the damage to the body.
Koshcheck blocks the elbow strike.
Clarksson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ron Clarksson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clarksson blocks an elbow strike.
Clarksson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koshcheck blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clarksson throws an elbow but misses.
Clarksson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clarksson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clarksson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Koshcheck.
Clarksson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koshcheck - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clarksson working Koshcheck over with knees to the body.
Koshcheck will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clarksson up against the cage.
Koshcheck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarksson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koshcheck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clarksson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clarksson tries a knee to the head but Koshcheck blocks it.
Clarksson missing with knees to the body.
Koshcheck trying to land knees to the body.
Clarksson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koshcheck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Clarksson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koshcheck managing to block the knees to the body from Clarksson.
Koshcheck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koshcheck misses with a knee to the head.
Clarksson throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Koshcheck to work.
Clarksson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koshcheck.
Koshcheck avoids a wild elbow strike from Clarksson.
A short left from Koshcheck.
Koshcheck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koshcheck scores with a shot to the side of Clarksson's head.
Clarksson blocking some punches.
Clarksson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koshcheck as Clarksson tries to tie him up.
Koshcheck can't find room to land a body shot as Clarksson controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koshcheck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clarksson's brow.
Koshcheck lands an elbow just above Clarksson 's eye.

It looks like Ron Clarksson has been cut.
Koshcheck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clarksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clarksson is trying to stall.
Koshcheck misses with a punch to the body.
Koshcheck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koshcheck stalling in the clinch but Clarksson improves position.
Nice body punch from Koshcheck - that landed with a thud.
Clarksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koshcheck is keeping busy.
Koshcheck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarksson throws an elbow that misses.
Koshcheck will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clarksson up against the cage.
Koshcheck lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ron Clarksson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Koshcheck circles away from the clinch attempt
and Koshcheck counters with a one-two to the body.

Clarksson is rocked!
Koshcheck shoots in but no luck this time.
Clarksson is still on wobbly legs! Can Koshcheck finish him?
Clarksson wants to clinch.
Koshcheck throws a series of punches but Clarksson moves out of range.

Koshcheck moves into the clinch successfully.
Clarksson seems to have recovered his senses.
Clarksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clarksson avoiding damage.
Clarksson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koshcheck.
Koshcheck tries a knee to the head but Clarksson blocks it.
Clarksson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koshcheck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koshcheck blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koshcheck lands with a short shot to the head.
Koshcheck is looking to control Clarksson's arms but Clarksson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koshcheck has his back to the cage.
Koshcheck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Clarksson missing with knees to the body.

Koshcheck turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Koshcheck manages to end up in side control.
Koshcheck advances nicely into full mount.
Clarksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poor strikes thrown by Koshcheck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Koshcheck controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Koshcheck content just to control the position here.
Clarksson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Koshcheck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarksson is trying desperately to improve position.
Koshcheck content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Paulo Koshcheck just wasn't active enough.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koshcheck avoids it.
Clarksson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Koshcheck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koshcheck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Koshcheck!